buckie

1 of 3

noun (1)

buck·ie

ˈbəkē

plural -s

chiefly Scottish

: a spiral-shelled marine gastropod or its shell

especially : red whelk

buckie

2 of 3

plural -s

Scottish

: a perverse intractable person

buckie

3 of 3

plural -s

New England

: alewife sense 1a

especially : an alewife smoked for food

Etymology

Noun (1)

perhaps modification of Latin buccinum, bucinum, a shellfish used in dyeing purple, from bucina, buccina trumpet, shell used as a trumpet

Noun (2)

perhaps modification of Latin buccinum

Noun (3)

origin unknown

Style

“Buckie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buckie. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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